Re: yacc error handling

(I can see I am extending the original question here)


What if besides memory I wanted to invoke destructors of created objects?


Is there any way to gain control of yacc stack unwinding on error?


thank you.


"Ajay Kalhan" <ajayk@microsoft.com> wrote
> Objective is to cleanup memory allocations on parse errors. One
> solution - Supplement rules with error rules in whose actions one can
> do cleanup. Another solution - thread all allocated memory off a
> global structure that can be destroyed at end of parsing.


> [I thread the allocated memory, it's more robust since it doesn't depend
> on writing perfectly correct error rules. -John]


[Same answer. If you want to call destrictors, stick function
pointers in with your thread info. -John]

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